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Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a scrolling foliate design, sixteen teeth.
combs (hair ornaments)
hair accessories
COMB
2488
Unknown
Probably American
5 1/8 in x 5 3/8 in (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. David Lyman
1936.564
Title Tortoiseshell hair comb Accession Number 1936.563
Title Tortoiseshell hair comb Accession Number 1936.564
Title Horn hair comb Accession Number 1936.565
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